U.S. climate rankings: Cities of 50,000+ and states, NOAA 1991-2020 normals

24 rankings, each measured at the NOAA station that keeps a place's climate record, with the population floor and ties stated. The leader of each:

Which places lead each ranking?

Every ranking and its first place
Ranking	First place	Value
The hottest U.S. cities	Honolulu, HI	78.0°F
The coldest U.S. cities	Anchorage, AK	37.6°F
The hottest summers in U.S. cities	Lake Havasu City, AZ	109.3°F
The mildest summers in U.S. cities	Anchorage, AK	66.2°F
The warmest winters in U.S. cities	Honolulu, HI	66.8°F
The coldest winters in U.S. cities	Grand Forks, ND	-3.1°F
The snowiest U.S. cities	Syracuse, NY	127.8 in
The rainiest U.S. cities	Hialeah, FL	72.9 in
The driest U.S. cities	Indio, CA	2.9 in
The U.S. cities that need the most heating	Anchorage, AK	9,979 HDD
The U.S. cities that need the most cooling	McAllen, TX	4,989 CDD
The U.S. cities with the most wet days	Everett, WA	178 days
The U.S. cities with the most 90°F days	Laredo, TX	185 days
The U.S. cities with the most freezing nights	Flagstaff, AZ	202 nights
The longest growing seasons in U.S. cities	Anaheim, CA	365 days
The most humid U.S. cities	Brownsville, TX	74.7°F
The least humid U.S. cities	Reno, NV	36.9°F
The windiest U.S. cities	Amarillo, TX	12.8 mph
The sunniest U.S. cities	Yuma, AZ	94%
The cloudiest U.S. cities	Anchorage, AK	66%
The hottest U.S. states	Florida	71.4°F
The coldest U.S. states	Alaska	28.0°F
The wettest U.S. states	Hawaii	61.7 in
The driest U.S. states	Nevada	10.2 in